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The Captured Spy, 1895, (c1930). Creator: Arthur Melville
The Captured Spy, 1895, (c1930). A man, naked but for a loincloth, prostrates himself before a vizier shaded by a parasol

The Soup, c1862-1865, (1943). Creator: Honore Daumier
The Soup, c1862-1865, (1943). A family eating round the table - the mother breastfeeds her baby. Drawing in the Louvre Museum, Paris

Mud Volcano Waiotapu, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Mud Volcano Waiotapu, late 19th-early 20th century. Geothermal feature at Waiotapu. From " New Zealand - The North Island"

Great Wairakei Geyser, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Great Wairakei Geyser, late 19th-early 20th century. From " New Zealand - The North Island"

Forging the Anchor, 1892. Creator: Unknown
Forging the Anchor, 1892. Scene in a foundry, men hammering a ships anchor. After a painting in the Colchester and Ipswich Museums Collection. From " Modern Art Monographs"

December - baking, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Robinet Testard, Jean Bourdichon
December - baking, 15th century, (1939). Man and woman using a long-handled wooden paddle to bake bread in an oven. Behind are balls of raw dough ready to be baked

Sorting Pineapples, Cuba, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Sorting Pineapples, Cuba, late 19th-early 20th century. Workers on a pineapple plantation. Postcard. [Harris Bros. Co. Habana, Cuba]

Australian Gunners on the Gallipoli Peninsula, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Australian Gunners on the Gallipoli Peninsula, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: Australian gunners, stripped for the fray

The Fat in the Fire!, c1820. Creator: Unknown
The Fat in the Fire!, c1820. Satirical cartoon of the Prince Regent (future King George IV) being roasted by demons. From an album containing portraits

Warm Work!, c1930. Creator: Dorman, Long & Co. Ltd
Warm Work!, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

He, soon as there I stood at the tombs foot, ey d me a space, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
He, soon as there I stood at the tombs foot, ey d me a space, then in disdainful mood address d me: " Say, what ancestors were thine?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil

He answer thus return d: The arch-heretics are here, c1890. Creator
He answer thus return d: " The arch-heretics are here", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

The guide, who mark d how I did gaze attentive, thus began, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The guide, who mark d how I did gaze attentive, thus began: " Within these ardours are the spirits, each swath d in confining fire", c1890

Cactus Garden, Cragin Place, Lake Worth, Florida, c1900. Creator: BL Singley
Cactus Garden, Cragin Place, Lake Worth, Florida, c1900. Desert-themed garden composed of cacti and agaves, in Florida, USA. Stereocard by Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours

But the other proved a goshawk... and in the boiling lake both fell, c1890. Creator
But the other proved a goshawk able to rend well his foe; and in the boiling lake both fell, c1890. Two demons fall into a lake of molten pitch

In pursuit he therefore sped, exclaiming; Thou art caught, c1890. Creator
In pursuit he therefore sped, exclaiming; " Thou art caught", c1890. The demon Alichino chases the escaping sinner Bonturo Dati

There stood I like the friar, that doth shrive a wretch for murder doom d, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter Pope Nicholas III

The Night Mall, 1930. Creator: William Newenham Montague Orpen
The Night Mall, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

John Gilpin wipes his sweaty brow with a handkerchief, 1878, (c1918). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
John Gilpin wipes his sweaty brow with a handkerchief, 1878, (c1918). John Gilpin was the subject of a comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper entitled " The Diverting History of John

Parliament in hot water, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Parliament in hot water, 1897. Satire on the English Civil War (1642-1648). A soldier pours water from a kettle into a tub containing parliamentary documents

The Plaza, El Paso, Texas, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
The Plaza, El Paso, Texas, USA, c1900. Central square in the town of El Paso. The area has since been heavily developed. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell

Termopolio ruins, hot food shop, located on Cardo V street, located on the ruins of Herculaneum

Pudding seller, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul Sandby
Pudding seller, 1760. Street seller sprinkling a pudding as he walks along; his barrow is attached to him by straps, leaving his hands free

Fritters, piping hot Fritters, Cries of London, (c1688?)
Fritters, piping hot Fritters. A fritters seller baking hot fritters, watched by two children, one of whom appears to be handing over a coin in payment. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Hott Bak d Wardens Hott, Cries of London, (c1688?)
Hott Bak d Wardens Hott, (c1688?). A street seller with a pot or basket balanced on her head. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Ceaseless activity in iron works, Germany, 1936
Ceaseless activity in an ironworks, Germany, 1936. A worker stands back from a blast furnace as he makes iron, part of a move by Hitler to make Nazi Germany self-sufficient in iron

Molten steel being channelled at the Stanton Steel Works, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. Iron production had taken place in the Ilkeston area since Roman times

Arc furnace in a steelworks, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Arc furnace in a steelworks, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. The photograph was taken for the company which produced the refractory linings for the furnace to show the heat

Teeming iron into ingots, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A steelworker in the process of teeming (pouring) molten iron into ingots

Straightening round bars, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A worker from J Beardshaw & Sons in Sheffield uses a straightening machine on a round bar

Rolling steel, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. The process of rolling steel involves running the steel bar through rollers to produce, in this case, a thinner steel bar

Casting a pole magnet, the Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Testing the temperature of molten steel, Park Gate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Steelworkers test the temperature of molten steel with an immersion pyrometer at the Park Gate Iron

Archimedes taking a Warm Bath, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Archimedes taking a Warm Bath, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Maoris bathing in a hot pool, 1902. Artist: Muir & Moodie
Maoris bathing in a hot pool, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A summer afternoon scene in St Jamess Park, London, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

The Mid Day Retreat, c1845. Artist: William Frederick Witherington
The Mid Day Retreat, c1845. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXX. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1928]

A Hot Day On The Lower Icknield Way, 1935. Artist: Alexander Jamieson
A Hot Day On The Lower Icknield Way, 1935. After the painting by Alexander Jamieson. From Modern Masterpieces Part 14. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Cuba: Vega de tabaco. Tobacco Plantation, c1900s

Hot-Weather Hints for Motorists, 1906. Artist: Harold Robert Millar
Hot-Weather Hints for Motorists, 1906. After a cartoon by Harold Robert Millar (1869-1942). From The Tatler Volume 21 [The Tatler, London, 1906]

Advertisement for Provost Oats, 1901. A print from The Illustrated London News, 23 February 1901

Watching an eruption of steam and boiling mud halfway up the volcano of Aso-san, Japan, 1904. Mount Aso (Aso-san), on the island of Kyushu, is the largest active volcano in Japan

Advert for Ewarts Geyser for hot water, 1928. A print from The Sketch, of Christmas 1928

El Hamma, North Africa, World War Two, April 1943. Sign in German indicating water supply

Don t burn the dinner, late 19th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

An ice man with his cart, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The Wassail Bowl, 1860. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
The Wassail Bowl, 1860. From The Illustrated London News (22 December 1860)

Bringing in the wassail bowl, 1874. Artist: Henry Stacy Marks
Bringing in the wassail bowl, 1874. A print from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 19th December 1874

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